Gordon Morgan (English cricketer)

Gordon Morgan
Personal information
Full name Gordon Morgan
Born (1959-08-31) 31 August 1959
Kampala, Uganda
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relations Michael Morgan (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19831988 Suffolk
1981 Bedfordshire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 5
Runs scored 51
Batting average 10.20
100s/50s /
Top score 40
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/
Source: Cricinfo, 5 July 2011
For the Australian cricketer of the 1920s, see Gordon Morgan (Australian cricketer).

Gordon Morgan (born 31 August 1959) is a former English cricketer. Morgan was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Kampala, Uganda, which was then under British rule.

Morgan made his debut in county cricket for Bedfordshire in the 1981 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire. He made 6 further appearances for Bedfordshire in that season, with his last appearance coming against Shropshire.[1] In 1983, he joined Suffolk, making his debut for the county in the MCCA Knockout Trophy against Cambridgeshire. Morgan played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1983 to 1988, which included 27 Minor Counties Championship appearances[1] and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[2] He made his List A debut against Worcestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. He made 4 further List A appearances for Suffolk, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the 1988 NatWest Trophy.[3] In his 5 List A matches, he scored 51 runs at an average of 10.20, with a high score of 40.[4]

His brother, Michael, played List A and Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire.

References

  1. 1 2 "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ian Graham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  2. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Gordon Morgan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  3. "List A Matches played by Gordon Morgan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  4. "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Gordon Morgan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

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